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HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SPORTS & EXERCISE SCIENCE
Exercise
Physiology for
Health Fitness and
Performance
Fourth Edition
Sharon A. Plowman,
PhD
Denise L. Smith, PhD
February 2013 / Hardbound / 8.375 x 10.875
Approx. 744 pp. / Approx. 385 Illus. / Approx. 122
Tables
978-1-4511-7611-7
DESCRIPTION
Updated for its Fourth Edition with increased art
and photos, this undergraduate exercise physiology
textbook integrates basic exercise physiology with
research studies to stimulate learning, allowing
readers to apply principles in the widest variety
of exercise and sport science careers. The book
has comprehensive coverage, including integrated
material on special populations and a flexible
organization of independent units, so instructors can
teach according to their preferred approach.
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Consistent pedagogical approach to each chapter
makes difficult concepts easy to follow.
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Current and up-to-date content incorporates the
very latest research.
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Focus on Application boxes helps students relate
basic concepts to situations in the real world.
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Focus on Research boxes exposes students to new
find- ings in the field.
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Coverage of women, children, and the elderly and
their response to exercise is integrated throughout
the chapters to provide a link between theory and
real-world application.
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Exercise Icons and color coding within figures and
figure legends represent specific exercise response
patterns and allow for quick recognition of the
condition presented.
Exercise
Physiology:
Nutrition, Energy,
and Human
Performance
Eighth Edition,
International
Edition
William D. McArdle,
PhD
Frank I. Katch, EdD
Victor L. Katch, EdD
January 2014 / Hardbound / 8.375 x 10.875
Approx. 1,104 pp.
978-1-4511-9383-1
DESCRIPTION
Setting the standard for more than 30 years, nearly
half a million students have built a solid foundation
of the scientific principles underlying modern
exercise physiology with
Exercise Physiology.
This
Eighth Edition is updated with the latest research
in the field to provide current coverage of how
nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training affect
human performance.
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“Magazine style” layout that makes the
text feel more accessible
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“Ancillaries at a Glance” boxes that outline
the tools students can use for extra practice and
reinforcement
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Enhance your students’ visual
understanding through new, pedagogically sound
artwork in every chapter
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One-click access to every reference in the
book (accessible online at the free companion
website)
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Learning beyond the book with the free
companion website for anywhere, anytime access
to over 30 animations of key exercise physiology
concepts, as well as the book’s complete list of
references